Branching Out | an exhibition in support of 400 Trees Gloucester
“… the wise person can learn, in silence, from the eyes of animals, the flight of birds, the great slow gestures of trees” — from Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin
two weekends only : December 2nd & 3rd . December 9th & 10th . 2023
gallery hours: 1:00 - 4:00pm
The gallery will donate 30% of the proceeds to 400 Trees Gloucester .
Artists participating in the exhibition include:
Aaron Fink . Adin Murray . Ann Conneman . Celia Eldridge . Cheryl Dyment . Coco Berkman . Elizabeth Awalt . Esther Pullman . Gabrielle Bazarghi . Geoffrey Bayliss . George Wingate . Hélène Falcon . James Paradis . Jesse Mireles . Juni Van Dyke . Karen Matthews . Katherine Richmond . Kristine Fisher . Laura Gettler . Liz Fletcher . Maria Malatesta . Michael Porter . Neeta Madahar . Paige Farrell . Ro Snell . Sue Willis . Tom Fels
400 Trees Gloucester was founded by Peter Lawrence, President of Biomimcry New England .
400 Trees, a Gloucester 400+ program, combines natural history, environmental stewardship, hands-on education, and community participation to create a legacy for today and generations to come.
Why trees? In addition to the beauty trees bring to a city, a neighborhood of trees can be 10° cooler in the warm months than a treeless one. Trees provide half the oxygen we breathe, and they absorb significant amounts of carbon which in turn decreases damage and disruption caused by climate change as well as providing additional services.
The 400 Trees program has three stages, during 2023 to 2025: Planting 400 native trees in Gloucester; Locating and documenting the oldest 400 trees in the city; and Educating adults and children about the many values of trees to Gloucester and our local environment.
Branching Out . Photograph . Private Collection
Celia Eldridge . Drawing from the Emerald Forest, One . June 2021 . Ink on rag paper . 11 5/8" x 8 1/8"
Elizabeth Awalt . Island Woods 4pm, 2022 . Oil on wood . 8" x 8" sold
Elizabeth Awalt . Tiny Island Woods, 2022 . Oil on wood . 6" x 6" sold
Ro Snell . Another Year, 2014 . Silkscreen on rag paper . 11" x 30"
Ro Snell . The Other Day, 2014 . Silkscreen on rag paper . 15" x 23 1/2"
Jesse Mireles . Frosted Oak 2022 . Monotype on paper . 6.5" x 4.5" . framed 11" x 9.5"
Jesse Mireles . Woodland 2017 . Acrylic on canvas . 72" x 48"
Aaron Fink . Bonsai 2016 . Oil on linen . 12" x 10"
Charlotte Gyllenhammar . Die For You/Take root, 2023 . installation in Stockholm . (This image is a snapshot from the article 'Branching Out' -- Financial Times Magazine, October 2023)
Hélène Falcon . Spirit of the Tree, 2022 . Street poster and pencil on paper . 11" x 11" unframed . 12" x 12" framed
Tom Fels . Tree 1971 . Multiple block prints with freehand India ink on Rice Paper, signed . 14" x 39" framed
Adin Murray . Solitude, 2017 . Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle paper . 16" x 16"
Adin Murray . Quarry #1, Lanesville 2017 . Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle paper paper . !6" x 16" . sold
Adin Murray . Quarry #2, Lanesville . AP Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Paper . 16" x 16" . on reserve
Found painting . Pear fallen from a tree into snow, date? . Mixed media . 7" x 5" sold
Kristine Fisher . Winter's Pause 2023 . Acrylic and Charcoal on Rice Paper Collage . 17" x 17"
Maria Malatesta . Leaves in a Field 2023 . Acrylic on paper . 30"x36"
Neeta Madahar . Sustenance 87 2003 . Iris Print on Somerset Velvet Paper . 35" x 23" . Framed
Neeta Madahar . Sustenance 92 2003 . Iris Print on Somerset Velvet Paper . 17" x 23" . Framed
Michael Porter RWA . Night Trees 2017 . Albers Foundation Residency . Diptych . Mixed media on photograph and Photograph . each panel 16" x 16" . overall 16" x 32"
Michael Porter RWA . Autumn Leaves from Tree 2017 . Watercolor on paper . 24" x 18" . sold
Laura Gettler . Untitled #1 2021 from the series 'On My Daily Walk' . Oil on linen panel . 9" x 12" .sold
Laura Gettler . Untitled #2 2023 from the series 'On My Daily Walk' . Oil on linen panel . 12" x 9"
Laura Gettler . Untitled #3 2021 from the series 'On My Daily Walk' . Oil on linen panel . 7" x 5" . sold
Katherine Richmond . Through the Mist . created 8/16/2021 . Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Archival Paper . 18" x 12"
Susan Willis . Poetry . November 2023 . found natural materials . 12" x 9"
Liz Sibley Fletcher . Cradle 2021 . Clay . 35”H x 11”W x 10”D
James Paradis . Barriers 2021 . Oil on canvas . 12" x 12"
James Paradis . Rumble in the Jungle 2021 . Oil on canvas . 24" x 24"
Aaron Fink . Bonsai #1 2016 . Etching . 34" x 24"
Aaron Fink . Bonsai #2 2016 . Etching . 34" x 24"
Paige Farrell . Sycamore 2023 . Hand-built, high-fired stoneware with custom glazes . approximately 11" diameter x 2" depth . sold
Paige Farrell . Birch 2023 . Hand-built, high-fired stoneware with custom glazes . approximately 11" x 10" x 2"
Coco Berkman . Deer and Wolf 2018 . Linoleum Print . Image 18" x 18" . Paper 28" x 22"
Esther Pullman . Woods 4 2017 . 3 panels . Archival Pigment Print . each 10" x 8" . overall 10" x 24"
Esther Pullman . Single Tree (Spain) 2017 . Archival Pigment Print . 10" x 8"
Esther Pullman . Hedge with shadow (Spain) . 3 panels . Archival Pigment Print . each 10" x 8" . overall 10" x 24"
Esther Pullman . Untitled #1 2023 . Diptych . Archival Pigment Prints . each 7" x 5.5" . overall 7" x 11" plus mat . sold
Esther Pullman . Untitled #2 2023 . Diptych . Archival Pigment Prints . each 7" x 5.5" . overall 7" x 11" plus mat
Karen Matthews . I'll Take Door #1 2023 . Archival Pigment Print . 9" x 9" with museum glass
Gabrielle Barzaghi . Teepee 2000 . Pastel on paper . 10.25" x 10"
Juni Van Dyke . Tree Guest 2023 . Collage on paper . 20" x 14"
Cheryl Dyment . Thanksgiving Tree 2023 . Acrylic on Canson paper . 24" x 18"
Adin Murray . Tree 2017 . Charcoal on paper . 12" x 9"
Frank Walter . Trees With Upturned Leaves in Hurricane Sky, 1976 . on view at The Garden Museum, London . (This image is a snapshot from the article 'Branching Out' -- Financial Times Magazine, October 2023.)